Hills Softball Association ‘C’ Grade Women (Strathalbyn v Macclesfield)

On a very warm day, Hills Softball celebrated Pride Round and Strathalbyn certainly rallied to the cause and wore a bright collection of coloured tutu’s, bow ties, socks and hair ties to show their support. Macclesfield were up to bat first and started with a huge hit to the outfield by Alisha Golding, gaining her three bases and drawing an error to get her home for their first run. A safe hit to Elsbeth Lions got her on base and she was pushed around the diamond by some walks to get the second run for the innings with Strath’s shortstop Rebecca Sims fielding and throwing to Amy Roker at first to get the first out, a K2 to pitcher/catcher combo Amy Bailey to Rebekah Mayes and Sims throwing to Mayes at home for the third out, preventing another run. Strath had hits to Sims, Kelly Townsend and Bailey but were unable to convert with Maccy’s Sandra Lions taking a catch at shortstop, fielding and throwing to Annabel Lions at second and third baser Tania Nethercote fielding and playing her own base for the third out.

The second batting dig for Maccy brought home a further three runs with safe hits to A. Lions and Golding before Strath’s catcher Mayes took a catch, an infield fly and another K2 ended the innings. Strath switched on and had hits to Mayes, Stacey Jamieson, Sims, Townsend and a three baser to Casey Taylor which brought in two runs to start the tally.

Strath knuckled down in the field and only allowed one run in for Maccy in their third turn at bat with catches taken in the outfield by Townsend and Taylor and another out at first sending them from the diamond. Safe hits again to Mayes and Jamieson and great base running brought one runner home with Maccy’s second baser A. Lions taking two catches and a K2 to pitcher/catcher Amy Wouter to Golding ending the innings with no further runs gained.

The fourth batting dig for Maccy gained them one run with E. Lions hitting a huge home run and S. Lions and Nethercote having safe hits with Strath making good choices in the field with an out at second and shortstop Sims taking a catch and quickly throwing to Heidi Samuel at third to make the third out and a double play. Strath needed to make more runs and even with safe hits to Sims, Roker, Townsend and Bailey could only bring Sims home before Maccy made a tag at third, another catch to S. Lions and an out at home to end the innings and the game. Final scores were Macclesfield 7 to Strathalbyn 4.